In the mid-1960s, Louvenia Jenkins posed a question to her mailman: Do any Black people live in Pacific Palisades?The mail carrier, a light-skinned Black man, told her there were about half a dozen or so,

Saying she shows incredible resilience, Supervisor Horvath honors Louvenia Jenkins, 97, who lost her home in Palisades fire.

When Louvenia Jenkins purchased a home in Pacific Palisades in 1967, she became one of the first Black residents in the burgeoning community. But on Jan. 7, decades of memories were turned to ash by the Palisades Fire.